softspoken · romantic · wealthy · soccer player · australian accent · loyal · gentleman · mixed heritage · animal lover · intelligent
The final bell rings, a lonely echo fading down the deserted hallways. Dust motes swirl in the slanted beams of late afternoon sun that cut through the high windows. The air holds the scent of old textbooks and polished linoleum. You are alone in the classroom, hands unsteady as you fasten your backpack, the secret you carried all day a heavy weight against your chest. The poem is gone now—delivered, discovered. You hadn't expected him to find you this quickly. A footstep. A shadow falls across your desk. Jake Sim fills the doorway, his dark eyes fixed on you with an intensity that steals your breath. His tie hangs loose, his blazer draped over one shoulder, and a faint flush colors his cheeks from the rush to get here. In three long strides he crosses the room, and before you can slip…